Ref.: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 833.
Oberthür, T., Weiser, T.W., Gast, L., Schoenberg, R., and Davis, D.W. (2002) Platinum-group minerals and other detrital components in the Karoo-age Somabula gravels, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 435-456.
Karoo-age gem gravels.
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities | Group 1 - Elements | | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | | | | Gold | 1.AA.05 | | | Iridium
var: Osmiridium | 1.AF.10 | | | | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | | | | Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | | | | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | | | Corundum
var: Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | | | | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | | | | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | | | | | var: Jasper | 4.DA.05 | | | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | | | | Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | | Gorceixite | 8.BL.10 | | | | Group 9 - Silicates | | 'Adularia' | 9.FA.30 | | | | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | | | | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | | | | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | | | | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | | [Na][Fe | | ][Al | | ][(OH) | | |OH|(BO | | ) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | | (Fe | | ,Mg,Zn) | | Al | | [O | | |(OH,O) | | |(SiO | | ) | | ] |
| | | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | | | | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | | | | Unclassified Minerals | | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | | | | 'Chalcedony' | - | | | | 'Garnet Group' | - | | X | | Z | | (TO | | ) | | (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V) |
| | | Limonite | - | | | | 'Olivine' | - | | |
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25 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.
Localities in this Region:
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